By Al S. Mendoza THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will be back soon. That’s a reason to rejoice. What’s a country with its national pastime thrown deliberately in the backburner? A mortal sin too difficult to redeem. It’s like having a birthday party without a cake. Or holding…
By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao has two gambles coming up. Are they both winnable? Tough question. The first gamble puts Pacquiao on the defensive. Why? He’ll be fighting someone too hungry for a win he’d do anything to succeed, including probably selling his soul to the devil in…
By Al S. Mendoza I take pride in Kemark Carino being a member of the pool of players trying out for the Gilas Pilipinas basketball team. Kemark is from Mangatarem, becoming the first cager from my hometown to be drafted as a national player. Anytime, that is something to…
By Al S. Mendoza YUKA Saso, Jerwin Ancajas and Ana Patricia Non are Filipino heroes sprouting amid the pandemic. Saso and Ancajas did their thing in sports. Non in socio-economic sphere. Saso and Ancajas had put the country in the world map again. Non in the nation’s consciousness. By finishing tied…
By Al S. Mendoza A jab usually happens in boxing. It is delivered by the left hand if you are an orthodox. Orthodox, meaning you are a right-hander. In boxing, the jab is the lightest of all punches. That’s why it usually cannot hurt the one absorbing it. It is…
By Al S. Mendoza I am a resident of Quezon City for decades now. I love it here. No reason to whine. Trees all over. Open spaces as wide as the sky. Air still fresh and smells sweet on mornings mostly misty in the non-summer months. It’s our leaders whose…
By Al S. Mendoza THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) may yet be moved again from its April 18 opening to possibly early May. No worries. The PBA’s fate will always be dependent on health protocols in Metro Manila and its environs. With the ECQ (Enhanced Community Quarantine) in full force…
Remembering sports greats, including Kuya Orly By Al S. Mendoza IT’S good that tradition has been maintained through the years. As I write this, the annual awards to recognize the greats in Philippine sports was to have been held on March 27 at TV5 Media Center in a virtual…
Our Olympians in ‘Silent Games’ By Al S. Mendoza IT seems certain we will have more bets in the Tokyo Olympics this July, enhancing our chances of victory. From the four Filipinos already assured of Olympic slots after surviving their respective qualifying events, Hidilyn Diaz and Nesthy Petecio appear…
Zeroing in on Slaughter & Parks By Al S. Mendoza GREG Slaughter left first before saying he was on sabbatical (leave of absence aka vacation). That was stepping on the line. You leave without saying goodbye—that’s being unprofessional, period. He put Ginebra San Miguel on cliff’s edge. Wasn’t Ginebra…
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